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What is the difference between monogamy and polygamy? |
Monogamy - one marriage partner polygamy - what is kinship?more than one marriage partner |
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What is kinship? |
Societies rules of dissent |
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What is the difference between the three types of dissent? |
Patrilineal - dissent through Father matrilineal - dissent through Mother bilateral - dissent through both parents |
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What are polyandry and polygyny? |
Polyandry - women has more than one husband polygyny - man has more than one wife |
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Explain the difference between patrilocal matrilocal and neolocal |
Patrilocal newly married couple reside with husbands family matrilocal - newly married couple resides with wife's family neolocal - newly married couple sets up own household |
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What is the difference between a nuclear family and extended family? |
Nuclear family -husband wife and two children with two generations extended family - three or more generations of blood relatives living together |
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What are the three types of authority in the family? |
Patrilocal - father has most authority matrilocal - mother has most authority egalitarian - authority is shared between both parents |
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What is it cult? |
A small local religious group characterized by one doctrine and an emotional attachment to its leaders |
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What is a sect? |
A small body of individuals who separate from a larger church or denomination |
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What is a denomination? Give examples |
And association of people with in a larger church; Lutheran Baptist Catholic |
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What is the definition of the word church? |
Body of people organize for religious purposes with a hierarchy of officials and a set of religious doctrines |
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What institution takes care of the socialization of new members and complex societies? |
Education |
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What state passed a law in 1647 establishing the first public school? |
Massachusetts |
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Most states require mandatory school attendance until what age |
16 |
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What is religion? |
A system of beliefs and practices by which people recognize the existence of one or more supernatural beings |
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What are religious practices? |
Ways in which people express their religious believes; prayers or hymns |
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What are beliefs? |
Strong convictions about matters considered to be beyond the realm of ordinary understanding |
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What is the typical form of marriage in the US? |
Monogamy |
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What is the typical form of family residence in the US? |
Neolacal |
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What type of family structure is typical for a living patterns in the US? |
Nuclear family |
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What type of kinship is typical for most Americans? |
Bilateral |
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What are the primary functions of education? |
1.) Teach basic skills 2.) transmission of cultural heritage 3.) communicating basic values of society 4.) developing abstract thinking and problem-solving skills 5.) teaching specialized aspects of culture 6.) teaching vocational skills 7.) teaching relationship skills 8.) teaching citizenship skills |
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What are the secondary function of education? |
1.) Keeps children occupied 2.) keep young people out of workforce 3.) provides a means of social mobility 4.) brings about social change 5.) provides community activities 6.) provides chance to meet new people 7.) may introduce marriage partners |
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List five basic functions of religion |
1.) Provides unity and stability 2.) takes focus away from worldly problems 3.) supply service for needy 4.) establishes new secondary groups 5.) can produce conflict |
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Why were the first schools in the US formed? |
To teach young man to become religious leaders or ministers |
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Why do you sociologist study religion |
To learn more about the structure and function of society |
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Is there a connection between religion (A) place of residence (B) amount of education (C) political party membership (D) occupational skills |
(A) Yes based on churches (B) yes some find it more important than others (C) yes (D) no |
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Can religious membership have an effect on social class status? |
Yes some religions are more upper class |
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How does education affect income and social mobility? |
Education is primary means of social mobility and more education more money |
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What type of educational function is "teaching people to develop skills and abstract thinking and problem-solving?" |
Primary function |
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Did the Growth of public schools in the US during the 1800s lead to state laws for compulsory attendance? |
Yes |
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As a religious sects grow and adapt to the secular world they often become.....? |
Denominations |
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What is the most common form of marriage in the world today? |
Monogamy |
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What type of residence pattern do we commonly associated with the nuclear family? |
Neolocal |
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What function does the family perform in all societies? |
Biological reproduction to replace members |
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How could we describe the percent of Americans that have been married more than twice? |
Few people don't get married more than twice |
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Do you more second marriages tend to work out and be satisfactory? |
Yes |
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How does the marriage rate in the US rate compared to other industrial nations? |
Highest among industrial nations |
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What factors affect the number of children that American families have? |
Economic, family planning info, zero population growth movement |
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Does the government have any control over the number of children that American families have? |
No |
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What is true about marriage age in the US? |
People get married later in life because they have more education and an established career |
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How do you most sociologist feel about the families role of providing affection? |
Becoming more important because the world is becoming more impersonal |
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What percent of American marriages tend to end up in divorce? |
40% |
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Approximately what percent of Americans do get married? |
93% |
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What is the average marriage age for women in the US and for men? |
Women - 26 Men - 28 |
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What state put the first mandatory school attendance laws in place? |
Massachusetts |
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How do you marriage age and education figure into divorce rates? |
The younger a person is and the less education they have the more likely they are to get divorced |
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I was polygyny common in many primitive societies? |
To make sure the women were always having children so the group could survive |
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What are no fault divorce laws? What are arguments for and against? |
No party is found guilty of any legal conditions of divorce; for - easy to get out of a bad relationship; against - can make it too easy to get out of marriage for petty reasons |
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What are no fault divorce laws? What are arguments for and against? |
No party is found guilty of any legal conditions of divorce; for - easy to get out of a bad relationship; against - can make it too easy to get out of marriage for petty reasons |
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Why doSecond marriages work out better? |
More mature and more likely to work harder to keep relationship together |
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Why are Americans today tending to have fewer children than in past generations? |
More effective birth control, more duel income families, economic burden, zero population movement, people think world is bad and don't want to bring children into it |
